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Prior to the release of his book Don Quixote on 16th January, 1605, Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes had previously been a soldier, a royal messenger, a tax collector and \u2013 for a spell \u2013 a slave.\nBut perseverance paid off for the aspiring author who, at the age of 57, produced a book that has been called \u201cthe greatest piece of literature ever written\u201d.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss why Cervantes\u2019 poetry and plays weren\u2019t as successful as his first novel; reveal how his characters became embedded in the English language; and explain why Don Quixote is really just Shrek but 400 years earlier.\xa0\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Disney\u2019s many failed attempts to bring Don Quixote to the screen\u2019 (Polygon, 2020): https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/2020/9/15/21436961/disneys-failed-attempts-to-bring-don-quixote-to-the-screen\n\u2022 \u2018No Ordinary Man - The Life and Times of Miguel de Cervantes\u2019 (Dover Publishing, 2006): https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/No_Ordinary_Man/CBHLqNlLuEMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Miguel+de+Cervantes&printsec=frontcover\n\u2022 \u2018Why should you read "Don Quixote"?\u2019 (TED-Ed, 2019):\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDUPu6tMWHY\xa0\n#1600s #Books #Spain\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices